# N731ED: Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 1998-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18802831T
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 19, 1987
- Last registry action: June 18, 1997
- Mode S code: A9CF2A
- Owner when cancelled: [Northern Aero Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHERN%20AERO%20INC)
- Location: [Whitewator, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Whitewator)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 48.8034° N, 107.5552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59544, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731ED
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=731ED
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731ED-1998-07-20

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna A188B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA96LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA138), Jun 29, 1996: Cessna A188B (N731ED), Opheim, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to follow the proper short field takeoff procedure as specified in the Airplane Flight Manual, his improper use of wing flaps during the takeoff, and his failure to abort the…
- [NTSB SEA93LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA195), Sep 9, 1993: Cessna A188B (N731ED), Ringling, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19960629015619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960629015619A), Jun 29, 1996: Cessna A188B (N731ED), Opheim, MT, Substantial damage. Full flaps on takeoff. Bounced and porpoised. Failed lift. Overran runway hit berm. Flaps 10 not 20. No ag license.
- [Accident 19930909040439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930909040439A), Sep 9, 1993: Cessna A188B (N731ED), Ringling, MT, Substantial damage. Lifted off. Stayed low to pass under wires then settled. Dumped load. Settled again. Struck barbed wire fence.
- [Incident 19841123070679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841123070679I), Nov 23, 1984: Cessna A188B (N731ED), Grier, NM, Minor damage. After lift off plane settled back on runway. Spray boom and horizontial stabilizer struck fence post.

## Other aircraft with N731ED

- [Cancelled 2019-09-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731ED-2019-09-06): DJI PHANTOM 2 VISION +, S/N PH645494785. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Downey Brian E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOWNEY%20BRIAN%20E), [Redding, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Redding)

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